australia

Re-live all the best action from the 2016 Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour, in which Shane Van Gisbergen got the pole in the Tekno Autosports McLaren 650S GT3, and then won the race with teammates Álvaro Parente and Jonathon Webb.

Australians have a bit of a reputation for charging head-on into things, consequences be damned. Sometimes this is bad, but other times it’s great. In an action sport like drifting, it’s definitely the latter. True, cars get broken as a result, especially at an event like VicDrift’s first round this year, where competitors run the long, […]

We wouldn’t want to try extreme dinghy racing but a ride-along with these guys looks like fun! These Aussies definitely know how to live life at speed. YouTube Description by Red Bull: Yes, this is a sport. Arguably one of the more dangerous motorsports of them all. One navigator, one driver, and one dinghy is […]

What’s the most relaxed motorsports event you’ve ever been to? Local autocross? Club track day? Go-karting with your mates? If your experiences with any of the above are anything like mine, I can tell you none come close to the TORC Off-Road Championship in Kyneton, Victoria. The Trike and Odyssey Racing Club (a rather different […]

Australian motorcycle racer, Troy Bayliss, is having a rather busy retirement. This week he hosted the media launch for the 2014 Motul Pirelli Troy Bayliss Classic. The flat-track racing event will be held on January 18th at Taree Motorcycle Club, Old Bar, Australia. According to mcnews.com.au, some of last year’s 5,000+ attendees called it the […]

Sandown is, to put it mildly, a bitch. It’s tough, tricky and incredibly difficult to master. You can race here for years and still get it wrong. Yet it doesn’t look that hardcore. Built around a horse racing track in suburban Victoria, it’s basically just two long straights joined by a few squiggly bits in […]

The Phillip Island Classic is that rare event that ticks all the boxes. Over 400 iconic historic racing cars? Check. World-renowned circuit? Check. Incredible scenery? Very definitely check. It’s an event that attracts drivers from all over the world, and for good reason. While Australia may be thousands of miles from any other continent, the […]

If you like engine sounds, you will like this video…thanks Paul Massey for the link!! Highlights of the 2010 Targa Tasmania Tarmac Rally. Footage by Roo and Mitch; edited and compiled by Roo. Also, there’s video from Legs 0, 2, 3 and 4 of the event, including the George Town, Sideling, Longford, Dunorlan, Quamby Brook […]

It’s not very often than one gets to visit Australia, after all it is a very very long way away from my native Dublin. For this very reason, when you travel to lands this far away, it’s very important to maximize your trip and ensure that you don’t miss anything. This is why, three months […]

Deus Ex Machina – Harold Park Paceway Revisited – Harold Park Paceway is a few miles down the road from Camperdown (Deus HQ). It was a harness racing track, or ‘the Trots’ as its affectionately dubbed. 794 meters of premium grade racing gravel. The prime inner city site was sold to a property developer in […]